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Black Lab question:HI, My dog Bear is 10 yr old black Lab. He weighs 110lb he is overweight, but he is also a very large frame dog. He has had a runny eye for over six weeks and a runny nose. his eye has yellow mucous ...
Pomerian question:I took Dillinger to vet on Friday, and after a blood test and urine analysis the vet told me he had: elevated liver enzyme, anemia, high WBC count, ascities, and high levels of bilirubin in his urine ...
Weimaraner question:Hello. I'm going through a really hard time right now, trying to make a decision about my dog. He's about 15.5 years old, and according to his last labwork checkup, he has the bloodwork of a two yea...
American Cocker Span question:My dog Basil woke up this morning and would not jump off of the bed, go down steps, or jump up on the couch-- and his back legs are trembling. Several years ago, he had the same symptoms. The vet sa...
Belgian Malinois/Ger question:For about a week I have noticed my aging male neutered dog having a hard time peeing. Let me clarify, he CAN pee, but it takes a long time, and sort of comes in spurts, or sometimes even sprays out (l...
chocolate lab question:My dog has been having blood drip from his rear. My vet has expressed his anal glands twice in the last three weeks and both times they were full of blood. There was no puss or brown material it was...
Mutt - Beagle / Terr question:Our dog was taken to the vet on July 3rd after 2 days of lethargy and falling over after a very short walk. Her gums were also pretty pale. They did a CBC & Chemistry provile and urinalysis. She als...
Chihuahua/rat terrie question:I have had Moe for two years. He is 17 years old now according to the vet. He weighs just over 5 pounds. I have a tendency to acquire older dogs. The entire time I have had him, he has had dark o...
Yorkshire question:Dear Dr. Marie, My 10 year old Yorkie Bobo has been diagnosed with chronic kidney failure today. The vet that we saw was unable to provide more suggestion than taking prescription dog food (Hill's ...
Beagle question:My dog has been excessively sneezing for over a year now. She has had no respiratory problems until around then, and has been to the vet multiple times since. She is always sneezy with watery eyes and...
Boxer question:My boxer, Tank, has recently began drinking water excessively and then pees all over the house. He has never peed in the house before. Even when he was a puppy he was very easy to potty train. We soo...
Golden Retriever question:I have just recently removed a tickt from my dog from just above his eye how do I know if its head is still in him or not? How will I know if He gets a disease from the tick or not?
Maltese X Fox question:My dog is 15 years old he has previously about 4 years ago had a tumor removed near the muscle of his right leg, the tumor was apparently one that didn't spread but I can not remember the name of it, ...
Pomeranian Chihuahua question:Hi, I'm desperate to find out how to help my dog. 9 days ago (Monday night) she woke up in the middle of the night and vomited all of her food/treat from the night before. She vomited again the next d...
daschund question:Dear Dr. Marie, Sadie, my eight year old daschund has a skin condition that causes her to bite and chew herself. I took her to a local vet who told me she had allergies. He suggested that I give her ...
hound/beagle question:My fathers hunting dog just had 6 puppies over a matter of 2 days, She is an old dog at least 10 to 12 years old. It was extrememly hot. By the time I found her late on the 2nd day she was done having...
dachshund/spaniel mi question:My dog, Zora, was adopted from a rescue group in CA so we don't know much about her background. She appears to be a dachshund/spaniel mix and we believe that she is about 9 years old. She is a somewh...
Jack Russell short l question:Okay my dog has suffered colitis since he was a pup, numerous vets said his food was wrong, he ended up on salmon and potatoe which I didnt agree with, anyway long story short, years of looking I real...
Miniature Pinsche question:She has a lump(i think so).. It's hard, and about a marble's size in circumference.It's slightly above her right first nipple from her chest. No, i don't think she's eaten anything weird.She only r...
staffordshire bull t question:my dogs ear has suddenly become really swollen with what seems like puss it is very tender and giving her pain
rottweiler question:my dog has getting let out all the time and and and recently she has been weeing everywhere, only recently and its quite worrying, i was just wondering if its serious or not she wees about 3-4 times and hour,,
Bichon shihzu question:I was wondering how I would go about dressing an area on my dog under her arm? It is just enough on her side that she can lick it and just enough on her stomach that any ointment or anything I put on it, gets all over the furniture. It's right next to her armpit, so it is in quite an awkward area and I'm not sure how to go about covering it.
Mixed (White Husky a question:I need your help, please... for peace of mind so I can sleep and live with myself. My dog, Barbie, was the world to me. She was my best friend and child- she passed away on Easter Sunday this ye...
sheltie question:This afternoon, I took my dog for routine labwork and the tech took it from his jugular vein. When he came out to me he was very stiff around the face and neck and whimpered when I touched him. It ju...
asian question:Why is my dog's poop purple?
Jack Russell Terrier question:My Jack Russell (8 years old) was just diagnosed with a PNST. Which was discovered when the Vet removed what they thought was just a fatty tissue mass. It looked odd so they asked if we wanted to have...
Chinese Crested Powd question:My dog has two small bumps on top of his head. I took a picture, but I don't see a place to attach it. I thought they might be ticks, as that is the size of them, but they aren't ticks - one is very...
Boston Terrier question:Buddy was diagnosed with Cushings Disease about 5 weeks ago. He had extensive blood work done and an ultrasound to verify that he has enlarged adrenal glands. We were given Trilostane (15 mg. twice ...
chocolate lab/border question:He is over weight 16-17 years old male last sat myself(brian) and my wife and son all left the house about the same time we come home and my dog trashed the house cushions off the couch lamp knocked o...
English Bulldog question:My dog is shor of breath, has a runny nose, and is shaking please help me I do not know what to do and I am desperate.




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